Table 1.

Survey Respondent’s Characteristics Categorized by Type of Monies Accepted (research grants, fee-for-service, or none) (n=430)

Characteristics	Percent Reporting
	Research n=204	Fee-for-Service n=145	None n=184
Personal
Gender
Male	82	89	83
Race
White	89	87	84
African-American	2	0	2
Hispanic	2	3	5
Asian	6	8	5
Other	1	2	4
Professional
Number of Years in Practice
<10 yr	42	37	54
11–19 yr	35	35	25
20–29 yr	19	22	25
≥30 yr	5	7	6
Professional Degree
MD	64	71	79
DO	4	2	4
Advanced (MS, MPH, MBA, PhD)	32	27	17
Highest Leadership Position Held
Senior	37	41	33
Midlevel	24	22	11
None	40	37	56
Academic Rank
Professor	20	20	7
Associate Professor	32	41	15
Assistant Professor	37	30	41
Instructor	7	2	12
None	5	7	25
Peer Reviewer for Medical Journal	74	78	38
Editorial Board Member of Medical Journal	34	32	11
Involved in Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines	68	75	52
Practice
Primary Practice Location
Urban	81	81	73
Suburban	13	15	23
Rural	4	4	4
Primary Hospital
Private	53	51	48
Public	47	49	52
ED Role in Hospital
Department	86	82	90
Division	13	16	7
Neither	1	2	3
Residents Trained in ED
EM	82	74	75
Other Specialty	17	22	18
Neither	2	4	7
Medical Students Trained in ED	100	98	93
Hospital-University Relations
Affiliated	38	37	47
Attached	57	55	42
Neither	5	7	10